ARSENE Wenger has rubbished reports that heés lining up a bid for David Beckham.

ARSENE Wenger has rubbished reports that heés lining up a bid for David Beckham.

The Arsenal boss is a known admirer of the United midfielder and that, coupled with southern journalistsé seeming insistence that Beckham wants to leave, led to a report in todayés (Thursday) London Evening Standard that he be set to make a firm bid.

But Wenger has hit back at the claim, telling the clubés official site: "There is nothing true about that.

"If we want to buy a player we talk to the club first and ask if the player is available.

'There's nothing true about it'

"Manchester United would know first and they don't know a thing about it, so there is nothing true about it.

"People are just trying to take advantage of a story which has come out of United."

Wengerés policy of looking for transfer bargains would also not fit in with a swoop for Beckham.

Although he splashed out é11 million on Sylvain Wiltord, he has generally tried to bring in cheaper players from overseas who will increase their value at the club, with Patrick Vieira, Gilberto Silva and Thierry Henry prime examples.

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